So I received my Sennhieser HD650 headphones and man they sound fantastic just after a couple hours playing. Using the built in headphone amp in my Mark Levinson no.526 preamp and its no slouch. Needs a bit more power but very good and the heaphones aren’t even broke in yet. I have a dedicated Feliks Audio Echo MkII tube headphone amp on the way, i cant wait! I hear it pairs will with the Sennhiesers and is a great amp.
Preamp headphone amplifier
I just purchased a set of Sennheiser HD650 headphones and to start will be driving them with my Mark Levinson no.526 preamp built in headphone amplifier. Does anyone have experience with this or similar headphone amp and is it a good headphone amp or should I look into a dedicated headphone amp?
Thank you.
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I glanced over the specs on your ML pre and it looks like the headphone section is fairly well designed so it’s not surprising that you’re getting good results. Hope you enjoy the tube amp. I’ve also found Donald North’s designs to be truly exceptional - link. |
Soix I just received my Feliks Audio Echo mk ii headphone amplifier and man it's a beautiful piece of electronics soundwise and build quality. It is an improvement over the Levinson preamp headphone amp and plays considerably louder so can turn down and still get the impact I want. Just ran for a few hours and manual says 30-50 hours break in so expect things to just get better. Highly recommended for $995.00. It sounds great for this price. |
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